ABOUT ME

I’m a born-and-bred Californian now residing in New York/San Francisco after living a couple of years in China and Mexico. I’m pretty friendly and open-minded. I’m a pretty easygoing person for the most part, which means I’m down for a good discussion too or to go out and have some fun. I’m mostly interested in exploring other cultures and perspectives.

PHILOSOPHY

Why not? (within reason.)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I was introduced to the CSing concept through my best friend back in 2009, which in some CS circles, would make me a CS oldie. :)

I've surfed briefly in Asia and Canada though I don't really surf as much as I used to. These days, I am currently able to host people traveling wherever I am.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I’ve had mostly positive experiences with Couchsurfing and continue to host surfers whenever I can. As far as surfing goes, I’ve done it in Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Amman, Istanbul and Toronto though I do it less and less these days. I’ve had the chance to meet some truly wonderful people and I would really like to keep the experience that way. (I'm just not a free couch!)

Interests

stephen colbear, figure skating, writing and technology (sometimes even together), marc jacobs, sushi, winter (i love the cold!), the beach since i grew up by it... it's home to me, reading, going to live shows and concerts, traveling? that might be implicit :)

• writing
• concerts
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• surfing
• languages
• beaches

Music, Movies, and Books

music: backstreet boys, radiohead, phoenix, m83, broken social scene, the notwist, stars, sigur ros, justin timberlake, mgmt, snow patrol, stereophonics, rachael yamagata, etc.

movies: vanilla sky, requiem for a dream, american history x, 3:10 to yuma, city of god, the cutting edge, clueless, zoolander, before sunset, american psycho, shaun of the dead, harold & kumar

books: edward p. jones, george orwell, his dark materials by philip pullman, chronicles of narnia, james joyce, vanity fair by thackeray, the alchemist by paulo coehlo, wuthering heights by emily bronte, shakespeare

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiking up an active volcano in Guatemala. Seeing Cairo post-revolution, which was more quite the experience than anything else.

Sleeping out under the stars in the Jordan desert.

Teach, Learn, Share

I always welcome a chance to practice my Spanish. Learning languages opens up new worlds to you.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

China, Mexico, United States

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